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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Sorry, but Windows 98 was better then Windows 95.
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Yep. Win95 was the first step in an uncomfortable transition phase to move Windows from 16 bit to 32 bit architecture. Win95 was still similar to Win 3.1 - a multi-tasking shell sitting on top of a single-tasking OS. Win98 still had DOS under the hood, but it was essentially a real-mode loader for a protected mode OS. Once Win98 was loaded and active, it took over and DOS was out of the loop. Win98SE polished rough spots in Win98. WinME was essentially Win98 Third Edition instead of a whole new Windows, but MS chose not to play it that way.
I ran Win98SE for some time after Win2K came out, largely because of driver issues. In particular, Win2K had no drivers for my scanner, and Win98 did. When beta drivers for the scanner appeared that worked in Win2K, I mopped my brow in relief and migrated.
The difference was night and day. Win98 had reached the point where I was rebooting four or five times a day to get things done. Win2K just ran. I rebooted only when I was fiddling with hardware, or when a software install or Windows update required it. It was otherwise up 24/7.
There was an open source package that added enough 32 bit support to allow some applications written for Win2K or better to run under Win98, but mostly, people just migrated when they could.
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Dennis